Burrough Hill Iron Age Fort
Burrough Hill Iron Age Fort is an archaeological site in Somerby, Melton District, England. Burrough Hill Iron Age Fort is situated nearby to Burrough Hill Country Park, as well as near the forest Burrough Hill Covert.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burrough Hill and Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Burrough Hill
Peak
Photo: Nev1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burrough Hill is an Iron Age hillfort in Burrough on the Hill, 7 miles south of Melton Mowbray in the English county of Leicestershire. Situated on a promontory about 210 metres above sea level, the site commands views over the surrounding countryside for miles around.
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated 3,900 feet south of Burrough Hill Iron Age Fort.
Church of St James, Little Dalby
Church
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St James, Little Dalby is situated 1½ miles northeast of Burrough Hill Iron Age Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burrough on the Hill and Burrough Court.
Burrough on the Hill
Village
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
Burrough-on-the Hill is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Somerby, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England.
Burrough Court
Locality
Burrough Court is a former stately home in Burrough on the Hill near Melton Mowbray in the East Midlands, England. Burrough Court was once the site of a large country house of which today only the stable yard, chauffeur's and grooms' quarters remain.
Pickwell
Village
Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pickwell is a small, hill-crest village 5 miles south-east of Melton Mowbray in the Melton district, in Leicestershire which used to have an ecclesiastical parish of its own and is since the early 20th century has been in the civil parish and Church of England parish of Somerby which is 0.5 miles to the SSW, connected by an almost straight lane. Pickwell is situated 1½ miles east of Burrough Hill Iron Age Fort.
Burrough Hill Iron Age Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Somerby, Melton District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.69983° or 52° 41′ 59″ northLongitude
-0.87582° or 0° 52′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C4XM4XF+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1031712210OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burrough Hill and Burrough Hill Country Park.
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